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47-627: British group the Beatmasters ' " Rok da House " is known to be the first hip house record, having been written and pressed to vinyl in August 1986. Other early hip house records by British artists include " Pump Up the Volume " by MARRS and " Beat Dis " by Bomb the Bass , both from 1987. Minor controversy ensued in 1988 when a U.S. record called "Turn Up the Bass" by Tyree Cooper featuring Kool Rock Steady claimed it

94-683: A Hold on Me ". Following the death of Etta James on January 20, 2012, Flo Rida dedicated the song in her memory. The song peaked at No. 3 in the United States, and topped the charts in Austria, Germany, and the United Kingdom. In the latter country, it became Flo Rida's fourth chart-topper on the UK Singles Chart including collaborations with British artists and David Guetta . It reached the top five in nine other countries. The next two singles from

141-634: A female colleague how to referee games as she was new to the Carol City Basketball Organisation (CCBO), and had made some questionable calls. On April 1, 2012, Flo Rida appeared at WWE 's WrestleMania XXVIII in a segment with Heath Slater , Curt Hawkins , and Tyler Reks , in which Slater called Flo Rida "Florida" and the rapper shoved him into a wall. Later that night, he performed "Wild Ones" and "Good Feeling" before Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson came out for his match against John Cena . An exclusive Australian EP entitled Good Feeling

188-472: A new single titled "Dancer" followed shortly afterwards by the Just Dance 2019 track "Sweet Sensation". On multiple occasions, Flo Rida has addressed his progress on a fifth studio album. In 2017, he said it was 70 percent finished, while in 2020 he put it at 88% and alluded to a 2021 release date. Flo Rida was featured on the song " Adrenalina " by Italian singer Senhit who represented San Marino in

235-548: A new version of their single, " Higher ". In December 2010, Flo Rida created his own label, International Music Group, inspired by Nicki Minaj 's signing with Lil Wayne 's. He has signed an 18-year-old rapper, Brianna and Git Fresh to International. Flo Rida's fourth album, Wild Ones (originally titled Only One Rida (Part 2) ) was released in July 2012. Its debut single was " Good Feeling ", released on August 29, 2011. The song samples Etta James ' 1962 song, " Something's Got

282-525: A phone call from a representative of the independent label Poe Boy Entertainment . Flo Rida was associated with Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz , as featuring artist in 2000. In year 2004, he began affiliating himself for with other Southern hip hop artists, such as Rick Ross , Trina , T-Pain , and Trick Daddy . A promotional single entitled "Birthday", featuring Rick Ross, was his first significant release. He made his debut guest appearance with

329-612: The Billboard Hot 100 chart. " Elevator ", featuring Timbaland , " In the Ayer " featuring will.i.am , and "Roll" featuring Sean Kingston followed, and both charted on the Hot 100 and other charts. In addition to T-Pain , there were many featured guests throughout Mail on Sunday . Timbaland , who produced the second single " Elevator ", is also featured on the track. Rick Ross , and Trey Songz made appearances as well. Lil Wayne appeared on

376-579: The Cookie Crew , which was their first and biggest hit, peaking at No. 5 in early 1988. Another notable single was "Hey DJ - I Can't Dance to that Music You're Playing" / "Ska Train", which introduced the rapper/singer Betty Boo to the general public and gave the group a No. 7 chart hit in 1989. They released two albums under the Beatmasters moniker: Anywayawanna (1989) and Life & Soul (1992). These albums were later repackaged on BMG Records under

423-590: The Eurodance genre —  particularly with hits by the Belgian group Technotronic , German groups Snap! and Real McCoy , and Italian Lee Marrow . Late 1980s hip house releases by UK artists such as Double Trouble and Rebel MC , Blapps Posse and Shut Up and Dance were an early influence towards the early 1990s UK rave scene and the breakbeat hardcore genre (and genres that developed from it such as jungle ). A modern form of hip house became popular in

470-494: The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 . Two days before the second semi-final of the contest, it was confirmed that Flo Rida would be joining Senhit on stage. San Marino, represented by Senhit, finished 22nd overall out of 26 countries in the final of the contest. In 2022, Flo Rida released country rap singles "High Heels" featuring Walker Hayes and "No Bad Days" featuring Jimmie Allen . On January 18, 2023, Flo Rida

517-546: The Jungle Brothers and " It Takes Two " by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock . "I'll House You" is generally seen as a collaboration between New York City house-music producer Todd Terry and the Jungle Brothers (an Afrocentric hip-hop group from New York). "It Takes Two" was described by Hip Hop Connection magazine as "...the first palatable form of hip-house for hardcore hip hop fans." Hip hop rappers that would receive

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564-611: The London club scene) were working in the TV commercial jingle industry where they were introduced to third member, Richard Walmsley. Signing to the burgeoning record label Rhythm King , they joined labelmates Bomb the Bass and S'Express in regularly appearing in the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart during 1988 and 1989. The group had seven UK chart singles, including the No. 14 hit "Burn It Up", which featured P. P. Arnold and " Rok da House " with

611-465: The UK R&;B Chart . "Why You Up In Here" was released as the fourth single, and third promo single , on May 11, 2011. The song features Ludacris , Gucci Mane , and Git Fresh . Flo Rida also made guest appearances on " iYiYi ", a song by Australian teen singer Cody Simpson , and on the song "Out My Video" by Bulgarian singer LiLana . Flo Rida collaborated with UK girl group The Saturdays , recording

658-637: The 2012 edition of WWE's Tribute to the Troops . In November 2012, he collaborated with Olly Murs for his song " Troublemaker ". In June 2013, Flo Rida collaborated with Marc Mysterio on the song "Booty on the Floor" to benefit the families and victims of the Boston Marathon bombing via One Fund Boston. In January 2014, Flo Rida was featured in the song "One Night Stand" by Slovak duo TWiiNS . In November, he appeared on Nickelback 's album No Fixed Address in

705-704: The 2020s include " Boss Bitch " by Doja Cat , " Ego Death " by Ty Dolla Sign , " My High " by Disclosure , Aminé and Slowthai , " Believe What I Say " by Kanye West , " Her " by Megan Thee Stallion and " Thique " by Beyoncé . Beatmasters The Beatmasters are an English electronic music group who gained success in the UK in the late 1980s with four top 20 hit singles . They then went on to produce and remix records for other artists, including Pet Shop Boys , Erasure and Marc Almond . The group's string of chart hit singles include "Burn It Up", " Hey DJ! (I Can't Dance to that Music You're Playing) ", "Who's in

752-427: The Beatmasters continue to produce dance, pop and rock music. Flo Rida Tramar Lacel Dillard (born September 16, 1979), better known by his stage name Flo Rida ( / f l oʊ ˈ r aɪ d ə / , floh RY -də ), is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. His 2007 debut and breakout single " Low " was number one for 10 weeks in the United States and broke the record for digital download sales at

799-458: The Beatmasters, Deskee , Tyree, KC Flightt, Doug Lazy and Mr. Lee , hip-house became popular in the acid house warehouse scene and nightclubs . Hip house also garnered substantial chart success. The style complemented sample-based records of the period, produced by British artists such as S-Express , Bomb the Bass and M|A|R|R|S . Hip house's further crossover success would come in the form of two ground breaking records: "I'll House You" by

846-632: The EP, in December 2015, Flo Rida released the single "Dirty Mind", featuring Sam Martin . On February 20, 2016, Flo Rida released "Who Did You Love", a collaboration with Arianna . On February 26, 2016, Flo Rida released a standalone single " Hello Friday " featuring Jason Derulo , that peaked at number 79 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart. On March 24, 2016, he released the promotional single "Who's with Me". On July 29, 2016, Flo Rida released " Zillionaire ", that

893-571: The House" (featuring Merlin ) and " Rok da House ". The latter, having been recorded in 1986, is one of the earliest examples of hip house and most likely the first song of the genre. Hip house is a subgenre of house music which features rap vocals performed over a house rhythm track. Their initial success brought comparisons with pop record producers Stock Aitken Waterman , but the Beatmasters cited rival producers Coldcut as their major competitor. Manda Glanfield and Paul Carter (both regulars on

940-403: The No. 1 billboard hit "Whistle" about his love for basketball and his time as a coach. In the song he sings "Can you blow my whistle, baby, whistle, baby? Let me know. Girl, I'm gonna show you how to do it and we start real slow. You just put your lips together and you come real close. Can you blow my whistle, baby, whistle, baby? Here we go." Here, Flo Rida stated that he was referring to teaching

987-521: The US Top 100 chart on iTunes. On June 19, 2015, Flo Rida released the second single called " I Don't Like It, I Love It " featuring Robin Thicke and Verdine White . The single reached the No. 43 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. On October 15, 2015, the title track " My House " was released as a single and became an international success, peaking at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 2016. Following

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1034-732: The US, becoming the eighth best-selling rap album of 2009. Flo Rida made guest performances on " Feel It " by DJ Felli Fel , " Starstruck " by Lady Gaga , and " Feel It " by Three 6 Mafia . " Bad Boys ", the second song by winner of season 5 of the British TV singing competition The X Factor Alexandra Burke that featured Flo Rida, debuted at the top of the UK Singles Chart in October 2009, becoming both Burke's and Flo Rida's second chart-topping song in Britain. Flo Rida's third album Only One Flo (Part 1)

1081-511: The United Kingdom. The second official single was " Sugar ", which featured R&B singer Wynter Gordon . The song reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. " Jump ", featuring singer Nelly Furtado , was the third official single and was released on July 27, 2009, in the United Kingdom, and July 28, 2009, worldwide. " Be on You ", featuring singer Ne-Yo , was the album's fourth official single, released on October 6, 2009. Both songs charted in

1128-610: The album were the title track, " Wild Ones ", released in December 2011, and " Whistle ", released in April 2012. "Wild Ones" reached No. 1 in various countries, and hit #5 in the US, while "Whistle" reached No. 1 in 20 countries, including the United States. Flo Rida was a well-known high school basketball coach in Carol City, Florida prior to his rise to fame as a rapper in North America. Flo Rida stated in an interview with TMZ that he wrote

1175-501: The attention of DeVante Swing , a member of the band Jodeci . However, he was rejected by several of the major labels , so he sought a number of other jobs outside of music. After graduating from high school in 1998, he studied international business management at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for two months and attended Barry University for two months. He returned to Florida to continue pursuing his music career after receiving

1222-474: The final tracklist, but were recorded. After the success of Mail on Sunday , Flo Rida made guest performances on other R&B, rap, and pop singles, including " Move Shake Drop " by DJ Laz , " We Break the Dawn " by Michelle Williams , the remix of "4 Minutes" by Madonna , " Running Back " by Australian R&B singer Jessica Mauboy , "Feel It" by DJ Felli Fel , and the remix of " Speedin' " by Rick Ross . During

1269-449: The genre, which featured vocals from rappers. These include " C'mon (Catch 'em by Surprise) " by Tiësto and Diplo with Busta Rhymes , and " Forever " by Wolfgang Gartner and will.i.am . French DJ David Guetta had several hip house hits such as " Memories " with Kid Cudi , " Where Them Girls At " with Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj , " Gettin' Over You " with LMFAO and " Little Bad Girl " with Taio Cruz and Ludacris . Hip house in

1316-461: The highly controversial " Ebeneezer Goode " - the latter spending a month at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart. They went on to write, produce and remix for many other artists including Marc Almond , Pet Shop Boys , Blur , Roachford , Betty Boo , Naomi Campbell , Adam Rickitt , Moby , Aswad , Eternal , Tina Turner , David Bowie , Depeche Mode , Scooch and Girls Aloud . Still working,

1363-459: The hip house remix treatment included Vitamin C, Sweet Tee , Raze , and the D.O.C. Hip house tracks featured on popular dance compilations including Telstar 's Deep Heat compilation series and was championed by DJs such as To Kool Chris and Chad Jackson . As house music emerged as a worldwide industry by the late 1980s, U.S. acts such as C+C Music Factory would use the hip house formula in hits such as " Gonna Make You Sweat ", as well as

1410-597: The international hit singles " Right Round ", " Club Can't Handle Me ", " Good Feeling ", " Wild Ones ", " Whistle ", " I Cry ", " G.D.F.R. ", and " My House ". He represented San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam , the Netherlands, together with Senhit . Flo Rida was born as Tramar Lacel Dillard on September 16, 1979, in the Carol City neighborhood of Miami Gardens, Florida . He has seven sisters,

1457-426: The mid-2000s, known as electro hop , with artists enjoying mainstream success towards the end of the decade and into the 2010s. These artists included LMFAO , Pitbull (most notably with his albums Rebelution (2009) and Planet Pit (2011)), Flo Rida , Far East Movement , Hyper Crush , Example (described as "rave-rap" or "rave-hop") and Azealia Banks . Electronic dance music DJs/producers also had hits in

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1504-472: The song " Club Can't Handle Me " featuring David Guetta , which was stated to be the official first single for the album. The song was also featured in the Step Up 3D soundtrack. On November 2, 2010, "Come with Me" was released as the first promo single for the album, along with "Puzzle", produced, and featuring by Electrixx, which is not featured on the album. On November 16, 2010, " Turn Around (5, 4, 3, 2, 1) "

1551-446: The song "Bitch I'm From Dade County" on DJ Khaled 's album We the Best (2007), which also features Trick Daddy, Trina, Rick Ross, Brisco , C-Ride, and Dre . Flo Rida's debut album, Mail on Sunday , was released on March 18, 2008. The first single was " Low ", featuring T-Pain , which was also included in the soundtrack to the movie Step Up 2: The Streets . "Low" reached No. 1 on

1598-565: The summer of 2008, he did live performances on the Fox dance competition program So You Think You Can Dance in the US and 2008 MuchMusic Video Awards in Canada. He appeared on the albums We Global by DJ Khaled , Gutta by Ace Hood , and The Fame by Lady Gaga . Flo Rida began recording his second album, R.O.O.T.S. , 9 months after Mail On Sunday . The album was released on March 31, 2009. The first single, " Right Round " featuring Kesha,

1645-486: The time of its release. Flo Rida's debut studio album, 2008's Mail on Sunday , reached number four in the US. The album was succeeded by R.O.O.T.S. , the next year. His subsequent albums, 2010's Only One Flo (Part 1) and 2012's Wild Ones , also charted on the US Billboard 200 chart. Flo Rida has sold over 80 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists . His catalog includes

1692-498: The title Anywayawanna – The Best of the Beatmasters (2004). Carter and Glanfield forged a successful writing, remixing and production career. Their first success as a duo came in 1991 with a reworking of the re-released Shamen single " Move Any Mountain /Progen91" which charted at No. 4. In 1992, production work commenced on the Shamen album Boss Drum , which included the singles " LSI (Love Sex Intelligence) ", " Phorever People " and

1739-481: The top 100 in various countries. " Available ", featuring Akon , was going to be released on iTunes but was cancelled. A music video was, however, shot in mid-2009. R.O.O.T.S. debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 55,000 copies in its first week. As of August 2009, the album has sold 223,000 copies in the United States, and 536,000 worldwide. By the end of 2009, the album sold 247,000 copies in

1786-528: The track "American Superstar", while Sean Kingston appeared on the J. R. Rotem -produced "Roll", which was co-written by Compton rapper Spitfiya. Various other guests include Birdman , Brisco, and Yung Joc . "Money Right", featuring Brisco and Rick Ross , was scheduled to be the fourth single, but this was canceled due to the upcoming release of Flo Rida's second studio album, R.O.O.T.S. His second collaboration with T-Pain , "I Bet", as well as his collaboration with Trina , named "Bout It", both did not make

1833-503: The track "Got Me Runnin' Round". Flo Rida was also featured in Jeremih 's track " Tonight Belongs to U! ". On September 29, 2014 (October 21 in the U.S), Flo Rida released the lead single from his EP My House (2015) titled " G.D.F.R. " featuring Sage the Gemini . The song became his tenth top 10 hit in the United States, peaking at number 8 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart and at number 3 in

1880-765: The youngest of whom is his twin. Some of his sisters sang in a local gospel group. His brother-in-law was a hype man for local rap group 2 Live Crew , and while in ninth grade, Flo Rida joined an amateur rap group called the GroundHoggz. The GroundHoggz had been a three-man group, with members who lived in the same apartment complex as Flo Rida. They started recording at underground studios in Carver Ranches . The GroundHoggz, in this four-man incarnation, remained together for eight years. Early on in his career one of his sisters, Julia, died due to bronchitis . Her death greatly affected Dillard and his career, with him telling MTV, "I

1927-537: Was featured in the trailer for Masterminds . Flo Rida was also featured on Liz Elias' single "At Night" as well as on Pitbull 's single " Greenlight ", included on Pitbull's tenth album Climate Change . In early 2017, Flo Rida's track " Cake " featuring Bay Area rap duo 99 Percent went viral with the trending #CakeChallenge dance, and the song reached No. 77 on the Hot 100. On November 17, 2017, Flo Rida released another single "Hola" featuring Colombian singer/songwriter Maluma . On March 2, 2018, Flo Rida released

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1974-469: Was released as the second official promo single for the album via the iTunes Store . It debuted on the Australian Singles Chart at number thirty-four on November 29, 2010. After the release of the album in the UK, " Who Dat Girl " started to receive a strong number of downloads, thus causing it to debut at number 136 on the UK Singles Chart and chart at a current peak of number thirty-one on

2021-541: Was released for airplay in January 2009. "Right Round" jumped from number 58 to the top spot in one week in late February. The song broke a record for the most digital one week sales in the US, with 636,000, beating the previous record he had set himself with " Low ". "Right Round" sampled " You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) ", a 1985 hit by British band Dead or Alive . "Right Round" also became Flo Rida's first chart-topping song in

2068-689: Was released in Australia on April 6, which contains six of his biggest hits and two remixes. It debuted at No. 21 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart On May 22, 2012, Flo Rida performed and closed the show at the first Q102 Springle Ball Concert, and the following day he performed "Goin' In" with Jennifer Lopez on the America Idol finale. On September 13, Flo Rida performed his new single " I Cry " on America's Got Talent . On December 9, he performed " Let It Roll " and "Wild Ones" at

2115-413: Was released on November 24, 2010. In March 2010, Flo Rida announced on Twitter that the album would be titled The Only One . Billboard reported that The Only One was to be a double album. A promo single , titled "Zoosk Girl", which features T-Pain , was released on the internet; though the song is not featured on the album, the single does have its own music video. On June 28, 2010, Flo Rida released

2162-596: Was the "first hip house record on vinyl". The Beatmasters disputed this, pointing out that " Rok da House " had originally been written and pressed to vinyl in 1986. The outfit then released "Who's in the House?" featuring British emcee Merlin, containing the lines "Beatmasters stand to attention, hip house is your invention" and "Watch out Tyree, we come faster". More claims to the hip-house crown were subsequently laid down by Fast Eddie in "Yo Yo Get Funky!", Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock with " It Takes Two ", and Tony Scott 's "That's How I'm Living". After successful releases by

2209-476: Was very close to her, and I told myself that I was going to do this for my sister." While he was performing, rapper Fresh Kid Ice took notice and asked him to be his hype man, and shortly after he took him for a show in Hawaii. Flo Rida considers this period his schooling. With The GroundHoggz, they were featured guests on Fresh Kid Ice's album Freaky Chinese (2004). Flo Rida's work with Fresh Kid Ice attracted

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